Sunday Times anti-Semitism row: Vanessa Feltz ‘upset’ over column

Vanessa Feltz has said she felt “extremely upset” by a Sunday Times column which suggested she and Claudia Winkleman earned high salaries because they were Jewish.

The BBC presenter described the piece by Kevin Myers as “so obviously racist it’s surprisingly hurtful”.

She also questioned how no-one at the paper appeared to spot the article.

Editor Martin Ivens said the piece, which was in the Irish edition and online, should not have been published.

Speaking on BBC Radio London where she presents the breakfast show, Feltz said: “I would have thought after all these years I’d be immune or used to it, but that’s not at all how I felt. I felt extremely upset.

“The apologies are all very well but how did it end up in the paper in the first place?” she added.

Image caption The article has been removed following outcry at its content